STILL A CHANCE TO RUN IN THE KOLOR ME KATIE 5K
The
Kolor Me Katie 5K, in memory of Dragon Katie Anderson, is being held on May 21,
2016 at the Goochland YMCA. This year’s race benefits Connor’s Heroes
Foundation and the Goochland YMCA Leaders’ Club. Last year’s inaugural race had
around 300 runners and raised more than $7,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society (last year’s beneficiary).
For
more information about the upcoming race, please go to www.kolormekatie.com.
For
a moving account by Katie’s mother, Carolyn McKann, please see her recent piece
in the Richmond Times Dispatch at
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
Thursday,
June 16, 2016, 6:30
p.m.
The
Baccalaureate Service will be held at Reveille United Methodist Church, 4200
Cary Street Road. Sponsored by the MLWGS PTSA, the interfaith service begins
at 6:30 p.m. and will last approximately one hour. Students are not
required to attend, but this traditional and memorable event celebrates
finishing one chapter in their lives and beginning the next. Families and friends
of graduates are most welcome to attend. The official invitation from the
PTSA will arrive by mail in a couple of weeks. Seniors are reminded to
bring both cap and gown for the ceremony. If you have any questions,
please contact Susan Creasey at creaseys@verizon.net.
AUDITION TO PERFORM AT MLWGS GRADUATION
Showcasing
MLWGS Senior musical talent is an important tradition at Senior Recognition
Night and graduation. For example, vocalists are needed to sing The
Star-Spangled Banner. Additional performers or performance groups
(instrumental or vocal) are sought for both events. Any MLWGS senior or
group of seniors interested in auditioning must sign up for a time slot
by May 12 on the list outside the Forum. Final decisions will
be made by a committee of faculty members and the class officers.
Note: All students intending to perform must be present at auditions and are
required to perform their intended piece for graduation or Senior Night.
Auditions will occur on Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 17 after school.
Questions?
Contact Ms. Sheppard (ksheppard@gsgis.k12.va.us or 804-354-6800
ext. 3304)
MLWGS
TECH PLAN
The
technology integration team has been hard at work this year developing its three-year
technology plan for Maggie Walker Governor’s School.
Several
months ago, the team collected substantial feedback (more than 300 survey
responses!) from students, teachers, staff, and parents on use of technology at
MLWGS. These responses were compiled into a number of common themes and
form the basis of the draft technology plan with high-level “goals" and
more specific “objectives" for each goal.
The
next step for the team is to come up with specific “strategies” or
“initiatives” that will help to meet each objective and also create
“measurements” to track progress.
Because
technology is an increasingly important aspect of our lives and educational
environment, the team wants to be as inclusive as possible in getting a variety
of perspectives for the technology plan!
Request
of Parents, students, and members of the Maggie L. Walker community: if
you have an interest in the use of technology at Maggie Walker, please review
the draft plan by clicking on the link to the
draft technology goals and objectives [http://bit.ly/20bst3y]
and share any suggestions on potential strategies and measurements for the
plan’s objectives (or feedback on the objectives themselves!)
The
best way to provide feedback is to email both Jeff Hall (at jhall@gsgis.k12.va.us)
and copy Eric Lowell, who is helping to compile the results (at Eric.Lowell@bus.utexas.edu). Please
provide your thoughts by May 17.
Thank
you for your input and valuable time.
Jeff
Hall
Coordinator
of Instructional Technology
Maggie
L. Walker Governor’s School
Eric
Lowell
Proud
parent and helper
Link
to draft technology goals and objectives: http://bit.ly/20bst3y
2016
NIGHT OF THE DRAGON AUCTION
The
bills have been paid, the checks sent to the booster groups, and the down
payment for next year’s auction is ready to go! Thanks to all
donors, volunteers, bidders and winners for a very successful 2016
auction. It was a wonderful evening and a generous outpouring of
support for MLWGS. This year, through your gracious donations and winning bids
the auction committee was able to provide more than $54,000 to the boosters,
PTSA. and Foundation. Thanks again and we look forward to hosting another
outstanding auction next year; mark the date February 25, 2017!
VOTE MLWGS IN USA TODAY'S
2015-16
America's Best Athletic Program
Who
has the best athletic program in the country? USA TODAY High School
Sports is giving the fans the opportunity to decide. The next installment
of the “America’s Best” contest series will be the 2015-16 America’s Best
Athletic Program.
The
contest will take place over a 10-month period (August – June), where schools
from each state, including Washington D.C., that have won a state championship
in the past three academic years (2012-15) in a state sanctioned sport will
compete for the best athletic program in the country. States will be
rolled out in groups of three (3) in two-week increments over the 10-month
period.
To
vote you must be at least 13 years old to vote. There is no limit to the number
of times a person can vote as long as the Best Athletic Program Rules are
followed.
The
athletic department of the winning school will receive $2,500. Second place
will receive $1,500 and third place will receive $500. All 10 finalists will
receive banners for their schools.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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| Lucy Dacas Photo Courtesy of Style Weekly |
Style
Weekly cover story on MLWGS alum Lucy Dacus
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